I have followed the thread about the loss of cables to the critters and considered myself lucky as all my cables lay on the ground and I live on 17 acres out in the woods and had not lost any coax or
The metal band is a shipping strap. It is to be removed before assembly. Well here it is http://www.personal.psu.edu/jhj5012/mysterytower.html Joe N3PKC The information contained in (and attached to)
I also have been considering a Hazer. The GM literature offers a wheel kit for the Rohn 25 Hazer. They are not spring loaded but I think that it would be a good investment as I also have heard storie
When I considered building my own, I thought of Skate Board Wheels. They are ball bearing, hard plastic that was meant to be outside so the UV should not be a problem and can be had inexpensively. I
One of my jobs while in the military was installing and maintaining towers and antennas. On most, but not all of the towers I serviced in Okinawa had a "Porcupine" mounted on the top shelf. I asked a
A wise philosopher (Archie Bunker) once opined: "You really can't buy beer, you can only rent it" Clint - W5CPT -- Original Message -- From: jeremy-ca To: David J Windisch ; TowerTalk@contesting.com
All the towers were struck at one time or another. The one that vaporized had one to the best of my recollection, but that was in the early 70's so the memory is a little fuzzy. Another point: Of the
Some time ago one of the TTers posted a question about installing a Yaesu GS-065 on a Rohn top. I received an email from R&L Electronics offering a new product that solves the problem. http://www.ran
There is actually a few different types of Penetrox as far as I remember one for Cu-Cu & Cu-Al one for Cu-Cu only one that can be used with rubber and vinyl products (caps and such) and I think one f
For an LPDA the answer is always Phillystran. (Of course I think the answer is Phillystran for all tower guy questions). Clint - W5CPT Dumb question of the week: What if the antenna is a Log Periodic
<snip> -- Original Message -- As for the connector question, I'm looking at compression type, not crimp. I plead guilty to loose language, in my original post. Haven't seen them available at home dep
Sorry for the last one. The computer was ready before I was. -- Original Message -- As for the connector question, I'm looking at compression type, not crimp. I plead guilty to loose language, in my
I have an interesting quandary. Having finished (at least for now) the HF tower, I have turned my attention to next summer's project which is a 6m & 2M tower. My plans include a 5L 6M with a 16 foot
Even with it's Galvanizing, it will last about a year before the rust takes it back to the earth. I have used 2 each 3' X 100' laid out in a cross under a temporary multiband vert (HF6V) for portable
I use the sealing shrink tube and the removal process involves a good set of cable cutters. I whack it off at the shrink tube ends and install new connectors. The time involved to remove all the seal
The shrink I get (for free I might add) comes from the local Satellite Dealer who is given the stuff by companies (Dish & Direct) and uses very little of it so he passes it on. Most of it is the stan
<snip> It will be interesting to see if the BPL threat turns out to be peanuts compared to high-density CFL implementation. <snip> Actually this is going to be a non-issue. LED light bulbs are alread
And if Houston is too far, I will make the same offer in the Paducah Kentucky area (not far from Nashville TN or St Louis, MO). Like Larry, I got mine and then changed the design to elevated guy poin
I heartily recommend Philystran. Once you compare the price difference, which is small and the effort involved you will never use EHS again. Remember to include all the insulators, clamps and thimble
Try http://cableorganizer.com/ Clint - W5CPT usual disclaimer - not associated or employed by them - etc. It really does sound like the best way to go. Can anyone suggest a source of decent quality f